Melinda Blau, co-author of Family Whispering. Topic: Communicating and connecting with the people you love and making your whole family stronger. Issues: Shifting from “parent think” to “family think;” the three factors that make each family unique; qualities that inspire cooperation and commitment; sibling rivalry; giving vs. grandstanding; why some […]
Jessica Lamb-Shapiro, author of Promise Land. Topic: One woman’s journey through America’s self-help culture. Issues: Overcoming phobias and fears; walking on hot coals; coping with grief at the saddest camp in the world; the trouble with the Law of Attraction; the best and the worst of the self-help gurus.
Sharon Meers, coathor of Getting to 50/50. Topic: How working parents can have it all. Issues: Why two careers are better than one; busting myths about work, women, and men; how your husband solves the work-life riddle; success doesn’t require 24/7; what women gain from working motherhood.
Melissa Atkins Wardy, author of Redefining Girly. Topic: How parents can fight the stereotyping and sexualizing of girlhood. Issues: How to redefine girly in your home; getting friends and family on board; navigating kids’ play; how to avoid stereotyping girls and boys; saying no to sexed-up toys and too-sexy-too-soon parties.
Patricia Papernow, author of Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships. Topic: What works and what doesn’t. Issues: What makes stepfamilies different? Five challenges for stepfamilies; why ex-spouses are part of the family; how stepfamilies change and develop over time.
Tim Hollister, author of Not So Fast. Topic: Parenting your teen through the dangers of driving Issues: How brain development affects driving; what driver’s ed doesn’t produce safe drivers; how and why to prepare a “flight
Tim Jordan, author of Sleeping Beauties, Awakened Women. Topic: Understanding and guiding the transformation of adolescent girls Issues: There has been a lot of attention paid to the rising levels of depression, anxiety, cutting, and relationship aggression in girls over the past few decades. But what if those issues aren’t […]
[amazon asin=0399160590&template=thumbnail1&chan=default]Guest: Amy McCready, author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time… The post Getting Kids to Listen–without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling appeared first on Mr. Dad | Parenting Resources and Advice for Expectant Fathers, New Dads, Dads of Teens, Single Dads.
[amazon asin=0451234197&template=thumbnail1&chan=default]Guest: Gever Tulley, author of of 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do. Topic: Teaching your children about safety by helping them learn to manage risk. Issues: Exciting ways for your children (and you) to explore the world around them; melting glass, walking a tightrope, tasting electricity, […]
[amazon asin=0062082426&template=thumbleft&chan=default]Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of The Big Disconnect. Topic: Protecting childhood and family relationships in the digital age. Issues: How technology can put children’s development at risk; how tech is keeping children from forming close interactions with the adults in their life; insights and advice that can help parents achieve […]